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The Lakers (19-52) play the fourth of five straight games on the road, visiting the Brooklyn Nets (31-40) on Sunday afternoon. Brooklyn has won two in a row, hoping to catch the eighth-place Boston Celtics (32-40) for a playoff berth. The Nets simply can't afford to let the Lakers get just their ninth road win of the season. Nick Young is out with a knee injury for the Lakers, while Ronnie Price (elbow), Kobe Bryant (shoulder), Julius Randle (knee) and Steve Nash (back) are all done for the season. Brooklyn will play without Mirza Teletovic (chest) and Sergey Karasev (knee). Thaddeus Young is questionable, also with a knee injury. Key matchup Center Brook Lopez is the...

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